Getty Tennessee Volunteers, who will face off against the Purdue Boilermakers.
The No. 2 seed Tennessee Volunteers (31-5; SEC at-large) take on the No. 3 seed Purdue Boilermakers (25-9; Big Ten Conference at-large) in a South Region Sweet 16 matchup at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky as 2018-19 NCAA Tournament action continues on Thursday evening.
The game is scheduled to start around 7:29 p.m. ET, and will be televised on TBS. But if you don’t have cable, you can sign up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services that allow you to watch TBS on your computer, phone or streaming device:
FuboTV
FuboTV
TBS is one of 85-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which is largely tailored towards sports. Also included are TNT, TruTV and CBS (live in select markets), allowing you to watch every NCAA tournament game.
You can start a free 7-day trial of FuboTV right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game (and other programs) on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
PlayStation Vue
PlayStation Vue
PS Vue–which doesn’t require an actual PlayStation console to sign up or watch–offers four different live-TV channel packages: All four include TBS. Also included are TNT, TruTV and CBS (live in select markets), allowing you to watch every March Madness game.
You can start a free 5-day trial of PS Vue right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the PS Vue website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation (3 or 4), or other supported device via the PS Vue app.
If you can’t watch live, PS Vue comes with cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
Hulu
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 60-plus live TV channels, including TBS. Also included are TNT, TruTV and CBS (live in select markets), meaning you can watch every other NCAA tournament game.
You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
Tennessee vs Purdue Preview
Tennessee and Purdue are each trying to move past an obstacle that has plagued both programs. For Rick Barnes and Tennessee, the Volunteers have not made an Elite Eight appearance since 2010, their only appearance in school history, where they eventually fell to Michigan State. The Volunteers then were coached by Bruce Pearl.
Head coach Matt Painter has had tremendous success at Purdue, but mostly during the regular season. Painter has never went past the Sweet 16 as Boilermakers head coach.
SEC Player of the Year Grant Williams and the Volunteers staved off a scare against Iowa in the Round of 32. In a rematch of a 2014 First Four Game that saw a similar result, Tennessee needed overtime to knock off Iowa.
The Volunteers built a 25-point lead in the first half, but saw that effort evaporate in the second. Williams scored a game-high 22 points for the Vols, including six in the extra frame for the 83-77 win.
The Boilermakers have lost in the Sweet 16 in each of the past two seasons. In 2017, a Caleb Swanigan-led Purdue lost to Kansas 98-66, and last year the Boilermakers lost by 13 to Texas Tech.
Many thought Purdue would struggle a bit because of injuries, but Carsen Edwards has carried the Boilermakers through the first weekend of the Tournament. The 6-foot-1 junior guard put up a career-high 42 points and nine made three-point shots in a one-sided 87-61 victory against defending champion Villanova in the Round of 32.
“Honestly, I wouldn’t say that I knew I had a career night until the game was over. I’m just focused on just trying to get the win, especially in games like this where you value every possession. I was just out there fighting with my brothers, and we were able to get the win, and I was able to have some shots fall for me.”
Purdue hasn’t reached the Elite Eight since 2000. Prior to then, Purdue also made the Elite Eight in 1994. The Boilermakers only have two Final Four appearances in program history, 1969 and 1980, with a National Championship Game loss coming in 1969.
The winner of Tennessee vs Purdue will face the winner of Virginia-Oregon in the Elite Eight. That game will also be at KFC Yum! Center on Saturday, and will be televised on TBS.